Category: EVS

APSCERT| ANDHRA PRADESH

Here are the answers to the “Improve Your Learning” section from the lesson Shelter for All:

I. Conceptual Understanding

1. What is the difference between a Kutcha and a Pucca house?

• Kutcha House: Made of mud, straw, bamboo, or palm leaves. It is not very strong and temporary.

• Pucca House: Made of bricks, cement, iron, and concrete. It is strong and permanent.

2. Why do we need a house?

• We need a house to protect us from heat, cold, rain, dust, and wild animals. It provides shelter and safety.

3. What help can be given to the people who live in tents and pipes?

• Provide them with basic necessities like food, clothing, and temporary shelters.

• Help them find jobs to improve their living conditions.

• Government and local organizations can arrange housing schemes for them.

II. Questioning

4. Deepthi observed a beehive on a tree. She wants to know about the beehive. What question would she ask her teacher?

• “How do bees build their beehive, and what do they use it for?”

III. Experiments and Field Observations

5. Observe the different shelters of animals, birds, and insects and name them.

Animals:

• Dog: Kennel

• Cow: Shed

• Lion: Den

Birds:

• Sparrow: Nest

• Woodpecker: Tree hole

• Weaver Bird: Woven nest

Insects:

• Ants: Anthill

• Bees: Beehive

• Spiders: Spiderweb

IV. Information Skills – Project Work

6. Observe the roofs of houses in your surroundings and fill in the table:

V. Drawing Pictures and Model Making

7. Make a model of a hut with ice cream sticks or matchsticks.

VI. Appreciation

8. If you have a bird or a cat or a dog as a pet, how would you take care of it?

• I would give my pet food and water every day.

• Keep its shelter clean and comfortable.

• Take it to the vet for health checkups.

• Spend time playing with it to make it happy.